Akimitsu Takagi Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)
Akimitsu Takagi was een productief Japans misdaadauteur wiens carrière de naoorlogse periode overspande. Hij verkende meesterlijk diverse subgenres binnen de misdaadliteratuur, waaronder historische mysteries, juridische thrillers en zelfs sciencefiction-alternatieve geschiedenissen. Takagi's verhalen doken vaak in de complexiteit van de menselijke natuur en maatschappelijke structuren, met vaak protagonisten uit juridische en politierollen. Zijn kenmerkende stijl werd gekenmerkt door ingewikkelde plots en een scherp inzicht in de donkerdere kanten van het hedendaagse leven.
The Tattoo Murder
- 377bladzijden
- 14 uur lezen
A classic Japanese murder mystery set in post-war Tokyo and steeped in the illicit subculture of Yakuza tattoos.
The Tattoo Murder Case
- 353bladzijden
- 13 uur lezen
Kinue Nomura survived World War II only to be murdered in Tokyo, her severed limbs discovered in a room locked from the inside. Gone is the part of her that bore one of the most beautiful full-body tattoos ever rendered. Kenzo Matsushita, a young doctor who was first to discover the crime scene, feels compelled to assist his detective brother, who is in charge of the case. But Kenzo has a secret: he was Kinue’s lover, and soon his involvement in the investigation becomes as twisted and complex as the writhing snakes that once adorned Kinue’s torso. The Tattoo Murder Case was originally published in 1948; this is the first English translation.
Honeymoon to Nowhere
- 272bladzijden
- 10 uur lezen
Etsuko has fallen in love with the shy young university lecturer who clumsily courts her. But her family objects to his past: his father was a war criminal; his deceased younger brother, a murderer. When Etsuko lies to force the marriage through, she thinks their troubles are over, but on their wedding night, the groom leaves in response to an urgent phone call. In the morning, he is still missing.